General Chat

ditto to what Gwyn said about growing up in England with a Welsh name. It doesn't really annoy me when people spell it wrongly - although the presence of a Q at the beginning does jar a bit. My Mum used to go ballistic if I was referred to as Gwen. No idea why but it was funny to watch. Gwynne

...I've been called Shirley on numerous occasions (and I don't look a bit like Shirley Temple... lol)

Dad wanted me to be called Sylvia - but he never said it by accident :-)) Maz. XX

I answer now to the name Mary as well.Got fed up correcting the woman across the road to me.Then all my nieghbours started calling me Mary. Annie

... and I still hate my name by the way... lol

I can't bear it!! DIANA is not spelt with 2 N's and doesn't contain an 'E' so why do I get Dianna and Diane? Di is not a name its a request!! My name is Diana, nothing complicated there at all!! :o)

It's little wonder we have so much trouble tracing ancestors! lol I too get really annoyed when people spell my name incorrectly. It's not rude to ask if you're unsure, and better than guessing.

It annoys me also when people send birthday cards to oh and son and spell there name Steven and not Stephen. Annie

Yeah, and back then we could blame the transcribers for errors in names ....

Thankyou Marion with an O - I'll try and get Google updated. John Wayne (the Duke) also born with that name - errrrrr ??!!??!! Are you the Duchess ??

You should try having my name then Maz! I can't count the amount of different spellings I've had over the years But it's not so much the mis-spelling that annoys me so much as when people pronounce it....Janet. Oh and I don't like it being shortened to Jean either! lol

Maz - never knew you was a Marion.... never really thought about it if I am honest!! You is the lovely MAZ to most of us!! Pink xx

hi Maz,Theres one guy that calls me Roseanne,Ive told him hundreds of times what my name is,but he still Insists on calling me Roseanne,Ive given up:-))

Oooooo Roxanne, you've just reminded me! My eldest is called Roseanna, but it really bugs me when people call her Roseanne! lol

You're just Maz. Don't think of you as a Marion at all, although Mavis has a certain ring to it!! lol No one gets Sue wrong, they just confuse me with about 50 other people in the same room which is why I use Daisy - don't think anyone's got that wrong yet. Daisy

granted my surname is unusual and starts with J, but why do people insist , particually on the telephone, insist of swapping the J for a Y? I mean , you wouldn't assume to pronounce Jones 'Yones' or Jane 'Yane' so why do it with my surname?? It unsual but English ( well, Manx actually) Jess

Best interpretation I've had of my surname was a letter addressed to Miss Greenfly!

Hi Maz, all The one thing that stresses me is my surname-Eden. The number of people who say Oh....as in the garden of? AAARRRGGHHHHH!! Caz

Know what you mean Maz I get called Cath all the time-no my name is Catherine. Got fed up of correcting people now. Don't know how they get Maureen from Maz though. catherine xx

Best intrepretation of my maiden name was Miss Wardrobe!! ;o)